@dbmhoosier these people are children with nukes.
They are too dumb to see that they’re forwarding the agendas our enemies want for the US on virtually every issue…useful idiots.
you mean like Trump being Putin and Netanyahu's b**ch? Not to mention all the foreign leaders he has taken bribes from and now owes favors. Like that plane he was "gifted" that has now cost taxpayers millions (if not billions) of dollars.
Then you have the MAGA morons who support that shit. We used to like leaders who weren't bribed by other countries and now are just their little b***ch
But I'm sure that is all the fault of liberals. lmao
@jdb @big-ryan see jdb's post above. nyc literally elected a terrorist and you're worried about trump caring about america. good grief you're lost
I don't care about nyc. I care about the country, and Trump's a cancer on it.
Corruption is his calling card. He's pocketing billions while driving up prices. He has no freaking idea what to do next in Iran. And, as Ron Paul has noted, he's "pursuing a policy arguably just as, if not more, dangerous to liberty and prosperity as anything proposed by Zohran Mamdani or Bernie Sanders: using government funds to purchase partial ownership of private companies."
Wake up!
Whatever the take on Trump’s actions, name one that can’t be undone. You know what can’t? Filling the electorate with foreigners & allowing them to change our entire form of government & its makeup. Trump & his idiocy aren’t forever. Gov’t stake in business can be sold, wars can be ended. The changes Dems are promoting will change the country forever, & we can count you among those that want to see it made into something else…
The Trump shit can be easily undone?! Are you effing kidding me?
First, non-citizen voting is virtually non-existent, but Trump's constant bullshit drumbeat about this, about election fraud in general (the Heritage Foundation's comprehensive database of fraud related to American elections proves that such fraud is miniscule, with no impact on outcomes) and his ongoing Lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him "come at a real cost to American confidence in our elections. It’s an affront to our democracy and to all those who work to deliver free and fair elections. It’s also an ominous sign for where things may be heading this year."
Additionally, consider the damage he (and Musk) have inflicted on the federal government. Massive dismissals, with highly partisan loyalists (even at lower levels) as replacements, and the hollowing out of specialized expertise in government agencies (they shitcanned many people they shouldn't have, and then couldn't locate a number of them when they realized they needed to hire them back) will be difficult to reverse, as a future administration would struggle to quickly rehire or replace qualified, nonpartisan staff.
Also, the independence of the Justice Department has been honored by every US president since Nixon and because of Nixon - - until Trump. He's installed his personal attorney as the AG. In what may or may not have been a slip of the tongue during Senate hearings today, Blanche said he IS Trump's lawyer. He is clearly there to do Trump's personal bidding as Trump continues on his retribution campaign.
Further, Trump's appointments to federal courts including the US Supreme Court, have implications that will long outlast Trump's tenure. Also, major statutory changes, such as congressionally sanctioned tax laws, are far more difficult to repeal without a willing and cooperative legislature.
You think he (or anyone) can easily end this ill-advised war that he started? Middle East wars have historically been quicksand. They're exceedingly difficult to get out of.
He's spending over a billion of TAXPAYER dollars for his new ballroom, the retrofitting of his new Qatari-gifted plane, his new helipad, the new front entrance to the White House, the Arc de Trump, and other vanity projects. You think all of that can be easily undone? Don't make me laugh.
Finally, I love this country and the representative democracy that has thrived for most of my life. I don't want it, to use your words, "made into something else" which is exactly what Trump and his cronies are doing. We're a backsliding democracy now, with a clear shift toward autocracy. I can provide plenty of support for that claim, with examples and cites if you need them.
Trump’s Claims About Noncitizens Voting Are False. We Can Prove It. | Cato Institute
LOL you think this matters. Of course non-citizen voting barely if ever happens. Why would non-citizens vote? Why would they want to draw attention to themselves and risk their existence here? It's basic common sense. But that's not the point. You keep thinking these people are trying to convince you with arguments based in fact or evidence (even when wrong). They aren't. The only purpose of these arguments is to rile up the (stupid end of the) base and turn out voters. It doesn't matter that non-citizens don't vote. What matters is that Joe Blow is scared that they might. @oneeyedundertaker is terrified that foreigners are going to change the system of government that he's become accustomed to. It doesn't matter that such fear is not only utterly baseless, but downright ridiculous. What matters is that such fear drives him to make sure his voter registration is up to date and he gets up early on election day to go cast his vote against those dangerous foreigners.
People need to stop thinking of politics as a policy debate. It was once, two or three hundred years ago. But it's not, now. Now, politics is, who can scare their supporters the most. That's all it is.
Ignorance is bliss for some…
Yes, immigration—particularly large-scale and sustained inflows including significant illegal entries—has been reshaping U.S. demographics, culture, economy, and social fabric for decades, accelerating in recent years. This isn’t abstract or conspiratorial; it’s observable in census data, public records, voting patterns, language use, religious shifts, crime statistics in certain locales, and polling. The scale and composition matter: post-1965 policy changes shifted sources from Europe to Latin America, Asia, and Africa, increasing diversity but challenging assimilation compared to earlier waves.
Demographics
The foreign-born share of the U.S. population rose from ~5% in 1960 to around 13-15% in recent years (pre-2025 peaks), with higher concentrations in states like California, New York, Texas, and Florida. Including U.S.-born children of immigrants pushes the “immigrant-origin” share near 25-30%+. Net migration (legal + illegal) has driven most U.S. population growth since the 1990s, as native birth rates fell below replacement. Recent border encounters exceeded 2+ million annually in peak Biden-era years (CBP data), with millions of releases into the interior plus got-aways and parole programs. This alters electoral maps, school districts, and housing demand faster than infrastructure adapts. Projections from Census and Pew (pre-2026) showed continued shifts toward majority-minority status by 2040s-2050s if trends hold.
Culture and Way of Life
- Language and norms: English proficiency varies; large Spanish-dominant enclaves persist in parts of the Southwest, Miami, etc., with bilingual education debates and “press 2 for English.” Polls (Pew/Gallup) show majorities of Americans view rapid change as eroding a shared culture—e.g., declining emphasis on individualism, secularism, and nuclear family in favor of imported collectivist, religious, or clan-based patterns from high-fertility source countries.
- Religion and values: Rise in non-Christian populations (Muslim, Hindu, etc.) alongside secular natives. Honor-based violence, FGM cases, parallel societies, and polling gaps on issues like free speech, LGBT acceptance, women’s roles, or democracy appear in surveys of certain immigrant groups vs. natives.
- Assimilation evidence: Historical European waves assimilated over generations via intermarriage, economic mobility, and cultural pressure. Post-1965 cohorts show slower rates in some metrics (language, intermarriage, welfare use, patriotism). “Salad bowl” multiculturalism policies often prioritized preservation over melting pot. Chain migration and remittances sustain ties to origin countries.
- Everyday life: Shifts in cuisine, holidays, music are positives for many. Tensions arise in trust/social capital (Putnam’s diversity research: short-term declines in community cohesion), public spaces, festivals, and political discourse (“global city” vs. heartland).
Public opinion consistently shows concern: Gallup/Pew polls find 50-70%+ of Americans (including many Hispanics) want reduced immigration, better enforcement, and prioritize assimilation. Dissatisfaction spiked with visible strains like migrant shelters overwhelming cities (NYC, Chicago, Denver), tent encampments, and cultural flashpoints.
Economy and Public Services
Immigration expands GDP and labor (agriculture, tech, services), fills low-wage jobs, and boosts innovation (e.g., founders). However, studies (National Academies, Borjas, CIS) indicate:
- Depresses wages for lower-skilled natives (high school or less) by 3-10% in some sectors.
- Net fiscal drain at state/local levels due to education, healthcare, welfare for low-skilled arrivals and their children (CBO/CIS estimates: hundreds of billions annually).
- Housing costs rise with population pressure; schools face overcrowding and language barriers. High-skilled legal immigration (H-1B) has clearer upsides but also displaces via outsourcing/lower wages in STEM.
Crime and Security
Overall immigrant crime rates often match or undercut natives in aggregate stats (selection effects). But:
- Illegal immigrants: Disproportionate involvement in federal crimes, drug trafficking (fentanyl crisis), gang activity (MS-13, Tren de Aragua), and specific offenses (DUI, homicide in border areas/Sanctuary cities per GAO/Texas DPS data).
- High-profile cases and ICE detainers fuel perception of two-tiered enforcement.
- Terrorism/watchlist encounters at border rose sharply post-2021.
Different Perspectives
- Pro-large immigration: Economic growth, demographic vitality against aging, cultural enrichment, humanitarianism, globalist view of America as “nation of immigrants” (ignoring pauses like 1924-1965).
- Restrictionist: Sovereignty, rule of law, preserving Anglo-European founding institutions, social cohesion, wage protection for working class. Emphasizes legal pathways over chaos, and successful historical models requiring selection + assimilation.
- Empirical reality: Benefits are real but unevenly distributed (gains to employers/consumers, costs to taxpayers/low-skilled workers). Rapid, low-skilled inflows strain the welfare state and trust more than selective ones. European parallels (Sweden, France, UK post-mass migration) show amplified issues with integration failures.
America has always absorbed foreigners, but volume, speed, legality, skill/education levels, and policy (amnesty incentives, birthright citizenship, weak enforcement) determine outcomes. Current trends favor transformation over continuity. Policy levers—E-Verify, border security, merit-based reform, English requirements, deportation priorities—could recalibrate without halting immigration. Public will (per polls) leans toward control. Data evolves; outcomes depend on enforcement and immigrant selection.
You didn't write (or probably read) any of this, except the first sentence. It's all AI-generated.
If you're going to rely on AI, you should be clear that that's where the content came from, and provide the sources that are identified.
Sure thing, it’s fairly obvious. 😆. I notice your response is only an attack on me, utterly devoid of any rebuttal. I’ll take the win…
@dbmhoosier the terrorist rapper smiling like the pos he is
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You like that shit? It's warmed over Bernie Sanders dreck.
The system is not "rigged". AI titans are not screwing you over. America is not worse off for dominating the financial and services economy. Indulging people's sense of lack of agency is Democrat shit.
Also, what is the VP doing speculating about Epstein's relationship with Mossad and the American intelligence? Show us the documentary evidence. You are, after all, the Vice president.
His straw manning of everyone who criticizes his shitty MOU is tiresome as well. He should not be getting any Conservatives vote in the 2028 primary, if he doesn't make a massive course correction on this crap.
@snarlcakes you have data that show foreigners are changing our government? I'd like to see it.
Look at the Presidential elections of 1972 and 1984. Look at who has recently been elected in NYC. You'll quickly see how foreigners are changing our government.
How? Maybe you should start by explaining what had changed, and then provide the data that says foreigners did it.
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You like that shit? It's warmed over Bernie Sanders dreck.
The system is not "rigged". AI titans are not screwing you over. America is not worse off for dominating the financial and services economy. Indulging people's sense of lack of agency is Democrat shit.
Also, what is the VP doing speculating about Epstein's relationship with Mossad and the American intelligence? Show us the documentary evidence. You are, after all, the Vice president.
His straw manning of everyone who criticizes his shitty MOU is tiresome as well. He should not be getting any Conservatives vote in the 2028 primary, if he doesn't make a massive course correction on this crap.
What he's saying is that younger people don't have the same opportunities that their parents had. Unless that is corrected they will become very extreme with their politics. Charlie Kirk said the same thing.
It is what it is. Obviously socialism would destroy the country but you're going to get exactly that if our politicians don't quickly start putting the boomers on their asses and finding opportunities for the younger generations.
"Yes, in his final interview with Tucker Carlson (released about a month before Kirk's death in September 2025), Charlie Kirk described Zohran Mamdani (the democratic socialist NYC politician) in those terms—as a symptom/distress signal of deeper economic problems among young people.
Kirk compared Mamdani’s appeal to young New Yorkers with Donald Trump’s 2016 appeal to economically frustrated young voters (especially men). He argued that Mamdani represented a radical left-wing response to the same underlying issues—like debt, unaffordable housing, declining purchasing power, and a "credit-centric renter economy"—that Trump had tapped into on the right.
Key points from the interview (as reported and excerpted):
Kirk called Mamdani “the Muslim communist that is running for mayor in New York City… He looks like he’s from central casting, his ideas are terrible, he wants the city to run the grocery stores,” but emphasized that people were “missing the point.”
He framed Mamdani’s rise as “yet another distress signal by young people to say, ‘Hey, if you’re not gonna fix our life economically, we’re gonna get very radical politically.’”
Kirk called Mamdani “just another iteration of this, only from the left,” linking it to broader youth radicalization driven by economic stagnation.
This aligns with other comments Kirk made around the same time (e.g., at Turning Point events) warning that failure to address these issues would boost figures like Mamdani.
X/Twitter discussions and later references often echo this framing, with people noting Kirk saw Mamdani not as the root cause but as a symptom of economic despair and political disconnection. The full interview is available on Tucker Carlson’s platforms (e.g., YouTube)."
^^^
Exactly the theory I posted a few weeks back...that these DSA candidates are benefiting from the pendulum swing created by Trump, who, in turn, saw the pendulum at the other end and fanned the fires of distrust/disenfranchisement with his MAGA bullshit.
He's doing the same thing with his non-stop assault on elections.
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You like that shit? It's warmed over Bernie Sanders dreck.
The system is not "rigged". AI titans are not screwing you over. America is not worse off for dominating the financial and services economy. Indulging people's sense of lack of agency is Democrat shit.
Also, what is the VP doing speculating about Epstein's relationship with Mossad and the American intelligence? Show us the documentary evidence. You are, after all, the Vice president.
His straw manning of everyone who criticizes his shitty MOU is tiresome as well. He should not be getting any Conservatives vote in the 2028 primary, if he doesn't make a massive course correction on this crap.
What he's saying is that younger people don't have the same opportunities that their parents had. Unless that is corrected they will become very extreme with their politics. Charlie Kirk said the same thing.
It is what it is. Obviously socialism would destroy the country but you're going to get exactly that if our politicians don't quickly start putting the boomers on their asses and finding opportunities for the younger generations.
"Yes, in his final interview with Tucker Carlson (released about a month before Kirk's death in September 2025), Charlie Kirk described Zohran Mamdani (the democratic socialist NYC politician) in those terms—as a symptom/distress signal of deeper economic problems among young people.
Kirk compared Mamdani’s appeal to young New Yorkers with Donald Trump’s 2016 appeal to economically frustrated young voters (especially men). He argued that Mamdani represented a radical left-wing response to the same underlying issues—like debt, unaffordable housing, declining purchasing power, and a "credit-centric renter economy"—that Trump had tapped into on the right.
Key points from the interview (as reported and excerpted):
Kirk called Mamdani “the Muslim communist that is running for mayor in New York City… He looks like he’s from central casting, his ideas are terrible, he wants the city to run the grocery stores,” but emphasized that people were “missing the point.”
He framed Mamdani’s rise as “yet another distress signal by young people to say, ‘Hey, if you’re not gonna fix our life economically, we’re gonna get very radical politically.’”
Kirk called Mamdani “just another iteration of this, only from the left,” linking it to broader youth radicalization driven by economic stagnation.
This aligns with other comments Kirk made around the same time (e.g., at Turning Point events) warning that failure to address these issues would boost figures like Mamdani.
X/Twitter discussions and later references often echo this framing, with people noting Kirk saw Mamdani not as the root cause but as a symptom of economic despair and political disconnection. The full interview is available on Tucker Carlson’s platforms (e.g., YouTube)."
What's the complaint exactly? Millennials and Zoomers haven't accumulated as much wealth as Boomers? Go figure.
Vance is wrong, Kirk was wrong. Don't indulge victim mentality.
@bulk-vh i think the germane difference is that maga wanted to help itself. that's what fed into getting people jobs back. manufacturing. punishing other countries that took the work of hardworking americans. i.e. tariffs. etc. this is fundamentally different as it's expecting the government to take care of people. to provide for people. it's an important distinction that everyone should bear in mind.
can you sponsor this post or flag it or pin it or something so that it's not lost in the noise?
The germane difference is that you are confusing what is said will happen with what actually happens.@bulk-vh i think the germane difference is that maga wanted to help itself. that's what fed into getting people jobs back. manufacturing. punishing other countries that took the work of hardworking americans. i.e. tariffs. etc. this is fundamentally different as it's expecting the government to take care of people. to provide for people. it's an important distinction that everyone should bear in mind.
can you sponsor this post or flag it or pin it or something so that it's not lost in the noise?
PS - It's cute that you don't realize it's 100% noise on here.
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@bulk-vh not sure what you are referring to but there's a dismissiveness i see routinely on this board as to gov action. i think over the last eight plus years we can say that gov rhetoric becomes policy that has a material impact on our lives. whether you're fighting prices at the pump, grocery store, have bail project convicts killing people in front of your favorite deli, are a landlord blocked from a rent and possession, or small time business fighting fed ex over tariffs. these insane people touch the lives of many if not most. gov matters. big time. and i still believe the best we could hope for is politicians with no plan, no mandate, who do very little. most of what htey do they only make things harder
🎯
You like that shit? It's warmed over Bernie Sanders dreck.
The system is not "rigged". AI titans are not screwing you over. America is not worse off for dominating the financial and services economy. Indulging people's sense of lack of agency is Democrat shit.
Also, what is the VP doing speculating about Epstein's relationship with Mossad and the American intelligence? Show us the documentary evidence. You are, after all, the Vice president.
His straw manning of everyone who criticizes his shitty MOU is tiresome as well. He should not be getting any Conservatives vote in the 2028 primary, if he doesn't make a massive course correction on this crap.
What he's saying is that younger people don't have the same opportunities that their parents had. Unless that is corrected they will become very extreme with their politics. Charlie Kirk said the same thing.
It is what it is. Obviously socialism would destroy the country but you're going to get exactly that if our politicians don't quickly start putting the boomers on their asses and finding opportunities for the younger generations.
"Yes, in his final interview with Tucker Carlson (released about a month before Kirk's death in September 2025), Charlie Kirk described Zohran Mamdani (the democratic socialist NYC politician) in those terms—as a symptom/distress signal of deeper economic problems among young people.
Kirk compared Mamdani’s appeal to young New Yorkers with Donald Trump’s 2016 appeal to economically frustrated young voters (especially men). He argued that Mamdani represented a radical left-wing response to the same underlying issues—like debt, unaffordable housing, declining purchasing power, and a "credit-centric renter economy"—that Trump had tapped into on the right.
Key points from the interview (as reported and excerpted):
Kirk called Mamdani “the Muslim communist that is running for mayor in New York City… He looks like he’s from central casting, his ideas are terrible, he wants the city to run the grocery stores,” but emphasized that people were “missing the point.”
He framed Mamdani’s rise as “yet another distress signal by young people to say, ‘Hey, if you’re not gonna fix our life economically, we’re gonna get very radical politically.’”
Kirk called Mamdani “just another iteration of this, only from the left,” linking it to broader youth radicalization driven by economic stagnation.
This aligns with other comments Kirk made around the same time (e.g., at Turning Point events) warning that failure to address these issues would boost figures like Mamdani.
X/Twitter discussions and later references often echo this framing, with people noting Kirk saw Mamdani not as the root cause but as a symptom of economic despair and political disconnection. The full interview is available on Tucker Carlson’s platforms (e.g., YouTube)."
What's the complaint exactly? Millennials and Zoomers haven't accumulated as much wealth as Boomers? Go figure.
Vance is wrong, Kirk was wrong. Don't indulge victim mentality.
The median age of all homebuyers was 31 in 1981. It is 56 today. If you can't see the problem then God help you.
https://twitter.com/i/status/2077542477926461465
https://twitter.com/i/status/2075207592733762031
🎯
You like that shit? It's warmed over Bernie Sanders dreck.
The system is not "rigged". AI titans are not screwing you over. America is not worse off for dominating the financial and services economy. Indulging people's sense of lack of agency is Democrat shit.
Also, what is the VP doing speculating about Epstein's relationship with Mossad and the American intelligence? Show us the documentary evidence. You are, after all, the Vice president.
His straw manning of everyone who criticizes his shitty MOU is tiresome as well. He should not be getting any Conservatives vote in the 2028 primary, if he doesn't make a massive course correction on this crap.
What he's saying is that younger people don't have the same opportunities that their parents had. Unless that is corrected they will become very extreme with their politics. Charlie Kirk said the same thing.
It is what it is. Obviously socialism would destroy the country but you're going to get exactly that if our politicians don't quickly start putting the boomers on their asses and finding opportunities for the younger generations.
"Yes, in his final interview with Tucker Carlson (released about a month before Kirk's death in September 2025), Charlie Kirk described Zohran Mamdani (the democratic socialist NYC politician) in those terms—as a symptom/distress signal of deeper economic problems among young people.
Kirk compared Mamdani’s appeal to young New Yorkers with Donald Trump’s 2016 appeal to economically frustrated young voters (especially men). He argued that Mamdani represented a radical left-wing response to the same underlying issues—like debt, unaffordable housing, declining purchasing power, and a "credit-centric renter economy"—that Trump had tapped into on the right.
Key points from the interview (as reported and excerpted):
Kirk called Mamdani “the Muslim communist that is running for mayor in New York City… He looks like he’s from central casting, his ideas are terrible, he wants the city to run the grocery stores,” but emphasized that people were “missing the point.”
He framed Mamdani’s rise as “yet another distress signal by young people to say, ‘Hey, if you’re not gonna fix our life economically, we’re gonna get very radical politically.’”
Kirk called Mamdani “just another iteration of this, only from the left,” linking it to broader youth radicalization driven by economic stagnation.
This aligns with other comments Kirk made around the same time (e.g., at Turning Point events) warning that failure to address these issues would boost figures like Mamdani.
X/Twitter discussions and later references often echo this framing, with people noting Kirk saw Mamdani not as the root cause but as a symptom of economic despair and political disconnection. The full interview is available on Tucker Carlson’s platforms (e.g., YouTube)."
What's the complaint exactly? Millennials and Zoomers haven't accumulated as much wealth as Boomers? Go figure.
Vance is wrong, Kirk was wrong. Don't indulge victim mentality.
The median age of all homebuyers was 31 in 1981. It is 56 today. If you can't see the problem then God help you.
https://twitter.com/i/status/2077542477926461465
https://twitter.com/i/status/2075207592733762031
If you wanna talk about the problems with the housing market, we talking about the problems with the housing market.
"Stupid fucking boomers wont just die already, or sell their home for less than it's worth" Seems to be your position, which isn't a tenable solution.
@bulk-vh not sure what you are referring to but there's a dismissiveness i see routinely on this board as to gov action. i think over the last eight plus years we can say that gov rhetoric becomes policy that has a material impact on our lives. whether you're fighting prices at the pump, grocery store, have bail project convicts killing people in front of your favorite deli, are a landlord blocked from a rent and possession, or small time business fighting fed ex over tariffs. these insane people touch the lives of many if not most. gov matters. big time. and i still believe the best we could hope for is politicians with no plan, no mandate, who do very little. most of what htey do they only make things harder
Murt we're getting rid of all bills. Work will be optional. You can take all the vacation time you want. Did I say no more bills? How can you not support this platform? I bet Cori does.
https://twitter.com/i/status/2077741289043325211